Newton Power Choice is the proposed municipal power aggregation program that the City of Newton is currently considering adopting. Purchasing power as a community gives residents the potential to get a favorable rate on their electricity rates. In addition, Newton Power Choice is an opportunity for Newton to significantly increase the amount of renewable energy in the community’s electricity supply.By setting a higher percentage of renewable sources as the default, we as a city can have a powerful influence on reducing our collective carbon footprint.

Green Newton,a member ofNewton Coalition for Climate Action, supports Class 1 New England renewable electricity at 40% above that required under state law. This would mean, added to the MA state mandate of 13% in 2018, 53% of the electricity Newton residents receive would be from renewable sources. This would be a tremendous push towards a sustainable Newton. Please support a standard option rate of 40% renewable energy.

What Can You Do?

See the Green Newton survey on Newton resident opinions on having renewable energy as part of their electricity source.

Learn more about the 40% renewables standard option that Green Newton and Newton Climate Action supports.